Since Stab put their recent article behind a paywall and it’s relevant to us in some ways, we thought we’d bring back the old Innocnts Blog to share it with you all. Now that the blog is back, we can hopefully continue sharing more interesting content that doesn’t quite fit on Instagram. There are a lot of takeaways from the article, as you’ll see. The main point is that it’s time to start supporting the smaller brands you like. The heritage brands are struggling, and the outlook doesn’t look promising for them. Have a read, and apologies for the font size—after all, that’s why it’s free!
Well that’s a wrap! Our 3 month free online hashtag based beachbreak contest is officially over and the winner’s names are forever engrained in the folklore stories of ages to come. It was an interesting 3 month experiment that showcased some exceptional surfing on some not so exceptional waves. That was kinda the point to even out the playing field and let the surfing do the talking or in this case the boogie. Early mainland surf culture was founded upon the sands of shit beachbreak and as keepers of the flame, it’s important we honor this tradition of short break “hotdogging”.
With over 250 entries coming in, many last minute, the judges definitely had their work cut our for them. To ensure the validity of our final outcomes we tapped some of the best loggers in the game to make calls on their own. Judges for this event included Matty Chojnacki, Erin Ashley, Dane Peterson, Hallie Rohr, and Justin Quintal. Hard to dispute this crew of waveriders and their point of view. Surfers were judged on various elements including fluidity, style, wave selection, criticality, and overall boogie.
Big thanks to the judges for their efforts. Also much appreciation to this year’s inner contest sponsors including Cayucos Hot Sauce, the Hotdogger Championships, and Bodega Boarder Crew. This contest is also made possible from the encouragement of Joel Tudor and support of Vans Surf.
A few waves at Malibu...
Surfer: Sean Tully
Video: Andrea Coleman
Music: Mind Your Own Business by Delta 5
From the creators of 1WV1FN, comes another fresh approach to the single fin log-riding contest that continues to widen the playing field and offer up a modest pay day while doing so. A contest with no travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, no false claims, no tri-fins and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the basic idea, best surfed beachbreak wave over a 3 month period wins. Simple as that. Winning male and female surfer each gets $800 usd and an invite into a future Vans Duct Tape Invitational held in beachbreak. The videographer for each winning wave will also receive $200 usd. Numbers taken from top 6 waves in both men/women will determine an overall “coast” winner. Winning coast will retain all bragging rights for one year and we’ll probably so something else cool as well.
EAST COAST TEAM: East Coast US, Africa, Brazil, Europe, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, etc
WEST COAST TEAM: West Coast US, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, etc.
THE CONTEST
- A clip of your best single wave ridden at a beachbreak. Full ride – from takeoff to kickout
- Must be on a single fin log (9ft +) expressing traditional style
- Wave must be ridden within contest period: Aug 1, 2019 and Oct 29, 2019 (honor system)
- Open to anyone – male & female – anywhere in the world
- Must be shot using a video camera – no iPhone, drone or GoPro submissions accepted
- Maximum of 5 wave entries per surfer. (upload/delete as desired)
- Videographer must have the surfer’s consent
- No entry fee required.
HOW TO ENTER
- Post a video on your Instagram (only surfer can submit and they must tag the videographer)
- Must tag @innocnts and #BeachbreakBoogie1
- Clip must be unedited with just the complete wave. (music ok)
- No watermarks, i.e. logos, titles, etc.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Judging by a distinguished panel consisting of Justin Quintal, Matty Chojnacki, Hallie Rhor, Erin Ashley, and special guest judge tba. Judges will consider all waves/waveriders equally based upon the following criteria:
- 25% Length of wave (combination of maneuvers linked together)
- 25% Degree of difficulty and criticality (risk factor)
- 25% Style (Make it look good / Don’t force it)
- 25% Overall radness (Impress us)
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Winner will be announced on Saturday November 14th, 2019 California time at 5pm via innocnts.com
PRIZES
Surfer prize (women/men each): $800 USD and invite to a future Vans Duct Tape Invitational
Videographer prize (women/men each): $200 USD
Upload ALL Submissions by October 31st, 2019
Well one of the guys at Stab is kind of a kook for claiming things and then backing out but regardles this video Stab made with Dane Reynolds is pretty sick. interesting to see what boards work under one of the best surfers on earth and which boards just don’t. Won’t claim any names since we haven’t yet.
Surfing was a nomadic pass time that morphed into creative art on water. Self-expression and mind exploration possible through riding waves on a piece of wood, foam or anything that floats. Modern day surf culture, with the aid of technology has become a corporate beast. Inspiration and true originality has been sucked out of the art… thankfully, the underground still exists.
The ethos behind 1WV1FN could be best summed up by Dane Peterson: 'Surf like nobody's watching.In today's social media world, instant fame can happen at the click of a button. With that in mind we went about carefully analyzing each eligible entry, looking for fun, frivolous and non-contrived surfing.
Levi Prairie (@leviprairie) was the pick, although not technically perfect, he shelved innovation and brought inspiration to the table! All of Levi’s entries garnered attention from the judges, for better or worse it got us all talking but it was his 2nd entry that we decided to credit as his best. A quick fade, goose step to the nose and set position in the pocket for an 'Egyptian' style noseride followed by some fun hot doggin' not often seen in logging since early 1960s... how refreshing. In complete contrast, runner up Mick Rodgers displayed technical finesse and innovation while focusing on the classic noseride.
The classy lady loggers once again displayed a beautiful variety of entries from around the world including Australia, Hawaii, United States, Mexico and Europe. There were some extremely hot surfing from many of the already well-known personalities but it was Hallie Rohr who best embodied the spirit of the 1WV1FN movement. Surfing free and easy at her local spot with a giant smile, linking noserides with excellent positioning, appropriate switch feet manoeuvres and smooth from start to finish… it was a beautifully ridden wave.
In the end there were many great entries demonstrating a repertoire of traditional surfing elements on a variety of waves - point, beach and reef breaks. The judges noted both technical and stylish surfing more so than length of ride, which should be encouraging to many surfers faced with average conditions, but in the end there were a handful of waves that stood out.
By harnessing social media, we’ve had a great display of fine logging so easily accessible through the Instagram 'hashtag'. This year’s contest proved to be a large success thanks to the logging community's participation and the support of Weedmaps. As promised this year’s winners will receive $1k in prize money and an invite to a future Joel Tudor DTI of their choosing. Big thanks to all that entered waves and shot video. We look forward to picking again sometime next year!
Honorable mention men waves: @seemonster, @laymike, @nathansadoun, @blakemichaels, @barfxrake, @kyle_perez
Honorable mention women waves: @leahloves, @kirra.innes, @elenorcoight, @rachaeltilly, @masonschremmer, @roro.carolan, @sirensurfadventures
Honorable mention noserides: @seemonster, @honoluablomfield, @kyle_perez, @nickmelanson, @owenwhitfield, @rosiejaffurs, @caioteixeirasurfer, @kevinskvarna, @dj.paddy0, @show_um_how, @augustoolinto
Honorable mention smooth riding: @dacoliflowa, @capt._cruel, @m_tatsuborn, @_n.adams_, @nathanstrom_, @kyle_perez
Honorable mention most fun: @kapulephoto, @samrrankin, @leahloves, @dacoliflowa, @danno_surfonzie
ALL GROMS WIN!!! ALL GROMS WILL RECEIVE $50 EACH THANKS TO STUDIO 540. PLEASE DM @INNOCNTS TO SETUP PAYMENT. CONGRATS AND GOOD LOGGING!!!
TOP 5 MENS WAVES (IN NO ORDER)
TOP 5 WOMEN WAVES (IN NO ORDER)
We're working on some very important things. The #1WV1FN17 winners will be announced Saturday, November 11th at 5pm on Innocnts.com and surfer.com